Title: Nolichucky Dam Photo Album

Date/Date Range :   1913-1915

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

Collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of the Nolichucky Dam in Greenville, Tenn., in 1913. All stages of dam construction are presented in the album: coffer dams, foreboys, penstocks, forms, and the power house. In addition to documenting the construction of Nolichucky Dam, the album contains 46 photos of the construction of a concrete reservoir, done by the Boston firm A.G. Tomasello & Son, for the Salem, Massachusetts waterworks in 1915.

Call number: MS-2772

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection was purchased by Special Collections.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Nolichucky Dam Photo Album, 1913-1915, MS-2772. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of single folder.

In 1913, Nolichucky Dam was built on the 46th mile marker of the Nolichucky River over a period of seven months in Greenville, Tenn. The drainage area covers Greene, Washington, and Unicoi counties in Eastern Tennessee and Yancey, Mitchell, and Avery counties in Western North Carolina. In 1945 TVA bought the dam as a power production facility; however, a large amount of sand and silt had already built up in the Davy Crockett Reservoir and, in 1970, TVA was forced to stop use of the dam as a power facility. Since 1972, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has managed the dam as wildlife refuge and evironmental education center.

Collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of the Nolichucky Dam in Greenville, Tenn., in 1913. The album consists of a series of 125 photographs documenting the dam's construction over the period of seven months. Each photo is dated; many have captions. The album begins with the flood on the River, March 1, 1913, and ends with a staff picnic on September 9th. All stages of dam construction are presented in the album: coffer dams, foreboys, penstocks, forms, and construction of the power house.

In addition to the documentation of the construction of Nolichucky Dam, the album contains 46 photos documenting the construction of a concrete reservoir, done by the Boston firm A.G. Tomasello & Son, for the Salem, Massachusetts waterworks in 1915.

• Tennessee Valley Authority -- History.
• Flood Dams and Reservoirs -- Nolichucky Dam -- Design and construction -- History.